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countryjake

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95. And thru the looking glass we go...

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 08:07 PM

Oct 2014

Ignoring the unrelenting USA penchant for waging war in the Middle East, now, after literally decades of corporation-fueled bombardment of sovereign nations such as the destruction of Iraq, first under the pretense of protecting our "national interests" which then conveniently morphed into "war on terror", and now becomes "destroying the network of death" inevitably leads to passively accepting the shock and horror when we look down and notice the blood on our own hands.

Pretending that this endless war our country is engaged in is somehow dictated by a rightwing/leftwing, conservative/liberal, Republican/Democratic seal of approval allows for simply passing the ball, whenever one White House tenant moves out and a new one moves in. The essential game remains the same, it's just the general manager who changes.

Greenwald is not the only one who is beginning to see thru the lies we've been fed for years and years; he's still young, so I do hope that his outrage will grow, as the realization hits that such goals of imperialism have been ever-present.
No matter who's in office.

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Glenn Greenwald: U.S. manufactured militant threat as pretext to bomb Syria [View all] DonViejo Sep 2014 OP

I'm not entirely convinced we didn't do the same with IS. arcane1 Sep 2014 #1

Terrorism experts believe that the actual danger posed by ISIS has been distorted in hours of TV J_J_ Sep 2014 #21

Yeah, don't trust what Jimmy Carter, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have to say about ISIS.. Cha Sep 2014 #25

I would think that most of the information they have access to Trillo Oct 2014 #78

Well, I don't believe your theory about Ferguson.. AG Holder is on that. I trust Bernie, Elizabeth, Cha Oct 2014 #79

I trust them. I don't trust the information they are given. Octafish Oct 2014 #99

Yeah, they kind of appeared out of nowhere and suddenly became the 'greatest threat sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #41

The poster of this OP should read this that was also posted on DU brush Oct 2014 #53

I trust Greenwald as far as I can throw him. Same goes for the Pentagon. arcane1 Oct 2014 #62

Damn GG, you've entered Alex Jones territory. Has he written about Russia's encroachment? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #2

Well...it's telling, isn't it, that President Obama hits AQAP pretty hard msanthrope Sep 2014 #11

GG likes money, no matter where it comes from. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #15

Exactly. SoapBox Sep 2014 #19

And his internet denizens wait for every pearl that falls from that swine's lips. It's what they do. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #22

and.......you don't? LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #29

Fuck Libertarians, and the selfish, money grubbing, dope smokin' boat they rode in on. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #31

Fuck Authoritarians and their self-induced ignorance LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #34

You might enjoy this edition!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #35

And there you have it folks! LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #38

"This black or white, us or them way of looking at the world or people in it is so 2001." Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #39

OWWWIIIIEEE you are going to hurt Libertarian feelings! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #101

Who cares about Libertarians' feelings? I certainly don't. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #124

nope they seem to be born without that filter! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #126

Yes, fact or fiction! This was a perfect example of the difference. Thanks for pointing it sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #50

Yeah, that's about all they do. Just childish snark. /nt Marr Oct 2014 #56

So true. n/t sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #116

You mean AQ still exists? I was just told on DU that 'AQ no longer exists' because sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #43

Your jury results Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #47

Wow! Thanks Ruby. I would like to know since when is wanting to stop all these sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #49

I read your post 3 times trying to see that angle Ruby the Liberal Oct 2014 #74

Lol, I've been called a lot of things, but RW is a new one! Thank you taking the trouble to read sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #104

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #114

Lol, I don't help Right Wing propaganda machines stay on the air. I remember when sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #120

I agree that starving the beast of any legitimate left voices was and still is the best approach. bobduca Oct 2014 #121

Exactly. He's in Alex Jones territory now. War Horse Sep 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #27

Lol! Not only does he not 'get' your odd opinion, the more he is attacked, the more sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #44

Ooh, that's how sneaky those Khorasan bastards are! gratuitous Sep 2014 #3

Yes jamzrockz Sep 2014 #4

Try this post right here on DU that debunks Greenwald's claim brush Oct 2014 #54

That OP is embarrassingly stupid, sorry. Marr Oct 2014 #58

Oh well, that's different. brush Oct 2014 #61

No, it isn't lying by omission. An individual is not a group. Marr Oct 2014 #63

IMO it's lying by omission brush Oct 2014 #64

"He knows things we don't that make it ok" is just as unconvincing now as it was Marr Oct 2014 #65

I'm talking about poor journalism not whether the bombing is the right thing to do brush Oct 2014 #66

It isn't flawed. Marr Oct 2014 #67

You obviously have no experience in journalism brush Oct 2014 #68

Hmmm, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist or anonymous internet "expert" riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #69

My whole career was in journalism � 30 plus years brush Oct 2014 #70

Ouch, 30 years in journalism and yet you pretend not to know what bobduca Oct 2014 #117

Fallacy my a _ _ brush Oct 2014 #127

Save the association fallacies. Marr Oct 2014 #71

You seem to be deliberately avoiding the issue brush Oct 2014 #72

You said his story was debunked by another post. It was not. Marr Oct 2014 #73

Yeah, whatever . . . brush Oct 2014 #98

Impressed by your level of analysis, and I am equally sickened by truedelphi Oct 2014 #130

"and everyone has a share!" shouted Milo, bvar22 Oct 2014 #133

I wish you hadn't said that - truedelphi Oct 2014 #135

A conspiracy in search of a purpose. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #5

They've turned the Bogeyman-of-the-day threat up to 11 too many times. Go for 12. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #6

No one believes anything anymore. That is what happens when people are lied to sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #45

If you are not part of the upper five percent of all truedelphi Sep 2014 #7

It's easier to get more cannon fodder when the angry youth are desperate. nt valerief Sep 2014 #10

And when everyone is turned against each other Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #17

Well, divide and conquer is a given. Us versus Them. It's learned at an early age. valerief Sep 2014 #33

I guess he didn't see the videos or read the memos? nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #8

They invent EVERY threat! nt valerief Sep 2014 #9

Even Pearl Harbor was a set up. KittyWampus Sep 2014 #40

Yup valerief Sep 2014 #48

Maybe Glenn would like to travel to Iraq and Syria to "report" on this first hand? George II Sep 2014 #12

!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #42

Perhaps you could emigrate to Putin's Russia? sibelian Oct 2014 #118

Not interested.... George II Oct 2014 #122

"Manufactured"...I don't know Dopers_Greed Sep 2014 #13

Fuck Greenwald and his toady Snowball IkeRepublican Sep 2014 #14

lol LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #18

If Greenwald reports it, you know it isn't true. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #16

He should make a "First Look" movie, and call it..."Desperately Seeking Hits". Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #26

HA! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #28

All I had to see was "Greenwald" in the headline... Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #20

and those making the ad homs project their own "messenger not message" onto others KurtNYC Sep 2014 #30

They're always the same too, childish, without any substance. I remember the exact same sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #57

kick bobduca Oct 2014 #105

The preponderence of ad hominem in any discussion sibelian Oct 2014 #119

"Does anybody address the substance of his claims?" George II Oct 2014 #123

Really rtracey Sep 2014 #24

Oh, it's glen greenwald again. *yawn* Lil Missy Sep 2014 #32

kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #36

Never forget that Assad and Putin are the "good guys" in Greenwald's universe.... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #37

Hmmm, I don't remember seeing... ljm2002 Oct 2014 #59

Show me a Greenwald story where he criticizes them... Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #76

By that standard Greenwald supports Ebola. He's never commented on that either riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #80

But Greenwald isn't a biologist, is he? Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #84

You think there's nothing to report about the Ebola outbreak? Really? riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #90

But that is not the claim you made, now is it? ljm2002 Oct 2014 #82

Using Greenwald's criticism that he has levied against Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #83

So basically your position is... ljm2002 Oct 2014 #85

Actually Alinsky, but I could quote any number of similar sentiments: Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #86

Well here's the thing... ljm2002 Oct 2014 #88

That's pretty desperate. There are three superpowers in the world. Any political journalist who has stevenleser Oct 2014 #106

The kind of analysis I'd expect from a Fox contributor bobduca Oct 2014 #107

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Orrex Oct 2014 #110

In response to Juror #2... ljm2002 Oct 2014 #112

Juror #2 may have a point. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #128

Thanks for posting, and for Juror #2 bobduca Oct 2014 #113

Greenwald. LOL...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #46

Kick! grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #51

DURec leftstreet Oct 2014 #52

Kick bobduca Oct 2014 #55

clickbait.com. Greenwald should look into buying that domain. MineralMan Oct 2014 #60

"Salon Source?"....but, this isn't a "Click Bait" Site.. KoKo Oct 2014 #75

Thanks Koko, I wondered how long it would be before someone tried to discredit Democracy Now sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #115

Hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #87

7 Years a Freeper trumps the Pulitzer Committee. I think not. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #108

What? Could you possibly have come up with anything less relevant? MineralMan Oct 2014 #109

As usual MM, you cut right to the chase. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #125

Here we go again. Here is a place you can get some information............. wandy Oct 2014 #77

Read & View Post #75...then get back to me...IF interested in "Discussion" KoKo Oct 2014 #81

Let me look at that one more time............ wandy Oct 2014 #94

Perhaps you read too swiftly....Here Again...: KoKo Oct 2014 #96

Well, a man sees what he wants to see and I'm still seeing the media as the problem...... wandy Oct 2014 #100

You're certainly right about our media. Which is why most of us here turned to more credible sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #131

A lot to consider here. One of my problems is I do not have a 'trusted source'............. wandy Oct 2014 #132

Here's a simple question for you. For how long have you been aware of either ISIS and/or sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #134

Good post. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #89

And thru the looking glass we go... countryjake Oct 2014 #95

Can we all agree now that GG is a lying sack of shit? baldguy Oct 2014 #91

Yes we must all agree! bobduca Oct 2014 #92

One of our own DUers debunked Greenwald with his/her own research Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #93

REALLY! Would love to have the OP and a Link to Source.. KoKo Oct 2014 #97

do tell! nt grasswire Oct 2014 #103

Then why are France, Britain and other countries also bombing? betsuni Oct 2014 #102

Not sure I agree with the decision to bomb, but Greenwald is wrong Arkana Oct 2014 #111

I'm waiting for GG's story about Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #129